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Paperback. With Aristotle's Teaching in the "Politics," the author offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. With the Politics, he argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213651
- ISBN
- 9780226213651
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€ 32.99€ 25.41
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Paperback. Both John Stuart Mill and William Whewell believed that by reforming philosophy - including the philosophy of science - they could effect social and political change. Situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, this book shows how two very different men captured the intellectual spirit of the day. Num Pages: 386 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HPCD; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214320
- ISBN
- 9780226214320
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€ 34.99€ 27.53
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Paperback. Examines the complex philosophical relationship between Martin Heidegger and Leo Strauss. The author argues that both thinkers provide searching analyses of the philosophical tradition's origins in radical questioning. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214948
- ISBN
- 9780226214948
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€ 32.99€ 25.52
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Paperback. This history of modernism is filled with portraits of genius and intellectual breakthroughs that evoke the "fin-de-siecle" atmosphere of Paris, Vienna, St Louis and St Petersburg. This book offers readers a look at the unfolding of an age. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 694.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226224817
- ISBN
- 9780226224817
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€ 23.99€ 19.16
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Paperback. This study is an introduction to Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" as well as an analysis of Kant's ideas. Intended to be read in conjunction with the philosopher's text, the commentary systematically examines the "Critique" chapter by chapter. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226227788
- ISBN
- 9780226227788
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€ 37.99€ 29.11
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Paperback. Tracing a central theme of Plato's "Republic", the author reconsiders in this study the nature and purpose of the comparison between the structure of society and that of the individual soul. With clarity and insight, he conveys the relation between the city and the soul and the choice between tyranny and philosophy. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244372
- ISBN
- 9780226244372
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€ 34.99€ 27.29
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Paperback. This text offers a critique of the ideological roots of the "Deep Ecology" movement spreading throughout Germany, France and the United States. The author examines European legal cases concerning the status and rights of animals and key ideas that German Romanticism embraced. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HPCF; LNKJ; LNS; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244839
- ISBN
- 9780226244839
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€ 31.99€ 24.51
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Paperback. What happens when the meaning of life based on a divine revelation no longer makes sense? Luc Ferry argues that modernity has not killed the search for meaning but has transformed the search into a more humanitarian language. Translator(s): Pellauer, David. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244853
- ISBN
- 9780226244853
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€ 32.99€ 25.78
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Paperback. In this new edition of the text, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249490
- ISBN
- 9780226249490
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€ 40.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226254661
- ISBN
- 9780226254661
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€ 37.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226254715
- ISBN
- 9780226254715
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€ 42.99€ 32.86
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Paperback. In this comprehensive study, Marvin Fox offers an approach to Moses Maimonides that illuminates the intersections of his philosophical, religious, and Jewish visions--ideas that have embattled readers of Maimonides since the twelfth century. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259420
- ISBN
- 9780226259420
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Hardcover. Offers an argument that the study of historical figures is not only an interpretation of their views, but can be understood as a form of philosophy itself. Examining a number of philosophers to explore the nature of this interanimation, this book presents an assortment of thoughtful examples of historical commentary that enact philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259659
- ISBN
- 9780226259659
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€ 41.99€ 32.20
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Paperback. Critically engaging the thought of Heidegger, Gadamer and others, this work contributes both to the criticism of Dante's "Divine Comedy", and to the theory of interpretation. It uses hermeneutical theory to provide a reading of the poem, focusing on Dante's address to the reader. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259987
- ISBN
- 9780226259987
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€ 37.99€ 29.12
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Paperback. What is the good life? Posing this question today would likely elicit very different answers. But for Aristotle these two ideas - doing good and doing well - were one and the same and could be realized in a single life. The author draws a conclusion from Aristotle's works, and studying this conception of the good life relates to ideas of morality. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226270197
- ISBN
- 9780226270197
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€ 41.99€ 31.90
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Paperback. Offers you an accessible portrait of Kant's scientific milieu in order to show that his standing interests in natural history and its questions regarding organic generation were critical for the development of his theoretical philosophy. The author provides a new understanding of much that has been otherwise obscure or misunderstood in it. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271514
- ISBN
- 9780226271514
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€ 32.99€ 25.52
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Paperback. Exploring the works of some of history's important thinkers in the context of the everyday struggles of students, the author guides you through the quandaries of our existence and shows just how enriching the examined life can be. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272771
- ISBN
- 9780226272771
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€ 17.99€ 15.27
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Paperback. Georg Simmel addressed diverse topics across his essayistic writings, which influenced scholars in aesthetics, epistemology, and sociology. This title features Presented alongside these seminal essays are aphoristic fragments from Simmel's last journal, providing a beguiling look into the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273303
- ISBN
- 9780226273303
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€ 31.99€ 24.47
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Paperback. This work begins during a key transitional moment in aesthetic and economic theory, 1871, when both disciplines underwent a turn from production to consumption models. The author traces the shift in Western thought from models of production to consumption. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPN; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278544
- ISBN
- 9780226278544
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€ 37.99€ 29.38
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Paperback. Eugene Garver considers the relationship between thought and character. He demonstrates how acts of deliberation and persuasion foster friendship between individuals, leading to common action and diversity. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283975
- ISBN
- 9780226283975
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
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